Resolutions 2005.

As 2005 takes over today, did you actually sit down and make a list of your New Year resolutions - guidelines you want to observe, that reflect the person you want to become, in the year ahead?

The procedure is not as passe as some people make it out to be. In fact, resolution lists have other names these days: gratitude lists, wish lists, welcome lists..and so on. But a list by any other name (sorry Shakespeare), is still a list.

My resolution of the year is to:

-->To try and give my best in relationships. Going by the past year's headlines (marriage breakups, relationship rifts, family feuds or empires), loyalty does not count these days. I hope there are no shades of gray in my life where my loved ones are concerned.

-->To be happy. Especially now, when happiness is perceived as a stroke of incredibly good luck rather than a way of life. To find happiness in simple things.

-->To make work seem like a play. Child's play at that --- is on top of my list. To be happy at work is a rare kind of job satisfaction.

-->To never hold grudges, not scowl when scolded.

-->To learn from my mistakes.

-->To live in the present (reality is where its happening, or don't you watch TV)

-->To listen to my inner voice.

So what's yours?